Naples, Italy
The Anatomical Machines of Cappella Sansevero
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
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Naples, Italy
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.
Wuxi Shi, China
A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.
Mexico City, Mexico
CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.
Baltimore, Maryland
This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."
Toluca, Mexico
The mummies of a fake priest and bandit's wife are among the abundant curiosities at this museum.
Groningen, Netherlands
Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.
Houston, Texas
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Mexico City, Mexico
Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.
Mexico City, Mexico
This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.
Denver, Colorado
A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.
Accra, Ghana
The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.
Lome, Togo
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Hanoi, Vietnam
A French-Colonial era collection of taxidermy and wet specimens, secreted away in the National University of Hanoi.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.
Khlong Mai, Thailand
An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.
Phraeksa, Thailand
All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.
Pattaya, Thailand
Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.
San Kamphaeng, Thailand
Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.